Measured as weight-for-age, child malnutrition remains high at 38 per cent and has been unchanged since 1985 due to maternal malnutrition, poor child feeding and caring practices, frequent episodes of diarrhoea, and lack of safe water and household sanitation, particularly in rural areas.
Medida sobre la base de la relación peso-edad, la desnutrición infantil sigue alcanzando un elevado 38%.